Achievement Motivation Flashcards
What is achievement motivation
An individuals drive to achieve success for its own sake
Desire to succeed- fear of failure
What we’re Atkinson’s 2 factors that affect level of achievement motivation
Personality of performer and situational factors
What are situational factors
Task difficulty and incentive value of success
What is the relationship between probability of success and incentive value of success
Negative linear relationship
What type of people have avoidance behaviour
NaF
What type of people have approach behaviour
Nach
What is soq
Sport orientation questionnaire
Measures competitiveness win orientation and goal orientation
What are the three stages of development in achievement motivation
Autonomous competence stage
Social comparison stage
Intergtated stage
What is the autonomous competence stage
Up to 5 years old a child is concerned with master skills and not on others
They set there own goals
What is the social comparison stage
6 and above start to compare themselves with others
Measure success using external standards
What is the interstates stage
No fixed age depends on maturity
They measure success using internal and external standards
